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Describing graphs
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To fluctuate
We use this expression to describewhen there has been a serious of changes both up and
down.
Prices have fluctuated wildly sincethe beginning of the year.
To stand at
We use this expression to focus on aparticular point, often before we talkabout the trends
of movement.
At the beginning of the year, sales inIndia stood at €200,000.
To reach a peak We use this expression to talk about
the highest point of a trend.
Late last year, sales of our newproduct reached a peak of 12,000units.
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To bottom out We use this expression to talk
about the lowest point of atrend.
The share price of OPP bankbottomed out at €1.50.
To level off We use this expression to talk
about the point when a changingtrend becomes stable.
After a long period of decline,the share price finally levelledoff at €5.25.
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Fluctuate-reach a peak-level off – bottom out
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Describing the movement:adjectives and adverbs
Sometimes we need to give more informationabout a trend as follows:
There has been a slight increase in the value of the dollar (degree of change)
Unemployment fell rapidly last year (the speedof change)
Remember that we modify a noun with anadjective◦ (a slight increase)
and a verb with an adverb◦ (to increase slightly).
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Look at the examplework graph. Choose a
topic (or think of yourown topic) about yourlife and draw your owngraph. Then write fivesentences about your
graph.
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Addition: also, again,
furthermore, inaddition, likewise,moreover, similarly
Contrast: conversely, on the
contrary, however,in contrast